Sacha Pfeiffer
Stories
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National
Dozens of student athletes in Iowa came under investigation for sports gambling
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Chris Vannini, senior writer with The Athletic, about the sports gambling investigations in the state of Iowa and at the University of Alabama and the road ahead.
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National
What's next, now that the IRS has a new commissioner and a new budget
Danny Werfel is in place as the new IRS commissioner with a new budget courtesy of the Inflation Reduction Act. How's he going to spend it?
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Arts & Life
From 'the other woman' to Queen: how Camilla turned her image around
Tina Brown, author of The Palace Papers, talks about Camilla's journey to queen, legitimacy, and how she'll approach the role.
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Music
Compared with the rest of the band, lead vocalists are getting quieter
Lead vocalists have gotten quieter over the decades, compared with the rest of the band. That's the conclusion of a new study that analyzes chart-topping pop tunes from 1946 to 2020.
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Politics
Former U.S. Solicitor General Ted Olson urges President Biden to settle 9-11 case
In a reversal, former U.S. Solicitor General Ted Olson says holding Guantánamo prisoners indefinitely cannot continue and is urging President Biden to settle the 9-11 case.
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Business
How the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank affected one startup
Tiffany Dufu, CEO of tech startup The Cru, responds to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.
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China wraps up a leadership reshuffle that's been years in the making
China has unveiled a new government led by Li Qiang, a close ally of Xi Jinping. What does this new lineup tell us about China in the coming decade?
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National
A Guantánamo inmate was released to Belize after suing for wrongful imprisonment
A 42-year-old Pakistani man who spent nearly half his life in U.S. custody has been released from Guantánamo and resettled in Belize after suing the Biden administration for unlawful imprisonment.
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National
Encore: Actress Andrea Riseborough on her new movie, 'To Leslie'
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with actress Andrea Riseborough about her new movie, To Leslie. It's about a single mother who wins the lottery but quickly loses the money.
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Politics
How the Paycheck Protection Program went from good intentions to a huge free-for-all
An NPR analysis of data released by the Small Business Administration shows the vast majority of Paycheck Protection Program loans have been forgiven, even though the program was rampant with fraud.